Eric Scheske

A letter from a non-Catholic to the WSJ. It's not terribly profound, but it's refreshing to see an outside observer use simple logic to put a fundamental truth in a different glass: > I am not Catholic, but it seems to me that if the

Don't give them any ideas. Next thing you know, they'll be driving the local morticians out of business, too. > Archaeologists have found what they believe are the 5,000-year-old remains of two American Indians at a southern Jefferson County site planned for development.

Despite all the optimistic hype, it would appear that left-wing talk radio isn't doing well after all. LINK. [http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-anderson18apr18,0,7147223.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions] Excerpt: > Wait a second, you say, didn't I

Much of the junk out there about Benedict XVI comes from John Allen's bad book, Cardinal Ratzinger: The Vatican's Enforcer of the Faith. If you're looking for a polite but firm corrective, we recommend this piece by David Scott [http://www.davidscottwritings.com/inquisition.

This may sound ludicrous [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/7561229/], but there's a ring of truth to it, if you ask us: > PETA believes it may have a powerful new ally: the pope. > The star-studded animal rights group – whose high-profile spokespeople include Paul McCartney

The Wall Street Journal has a decent piece about the new buzz word: "South Park Conservatives." LINK [http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110006580]. Excerpt: > Yes, he notes, "South Park" is a coarse and offensive TV show. But precisely because it "spares no sensitivity,

We've been reading different reactions to the papal election. The Old Oligarch's is one of the most enjoyable. LINK [http://old-oligarch.blogspot.com/]. Excerpt: > The other sure bet in terms of news coverage: by the time I got home around 11 pm, and started

It's not often you see masterly understatements and overstatements juxtaposed like this: Understatement: "Ratzinger is not the Pope that we would ideally like," said Joelle Battestini, associate convener of the Australian group Ordination of Catholic Women. Overstatement: Matt Foreman of National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

The Windy City gets religion: "A shape on an underpass wall of the Kennedy Expy. attracted hundreds Monday who wanted to see for themselves if it really looked like Virgin Mary." LINK. [http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-virgin19.html]

"A veteran Oak Forest High School teacher has received a written reprimand for telling students last week they could earn extra credit if they took part in a 'Get Naked Day' in his classroom. The comments were an unfortunate, tongue-in-cheek effort by English teacher Bob